Darius Davis
@dariusdavis1
Results-driven Cloud Architect & DevOps Engineer with 14+ years experience.
What I'm looking for
I am a results-driven Cloud Architect and DevOps Engineer with over 14 years of experience in designing, implementing, and optimizing scalable, secure, and cost-efficient cloud solutions. My deep expertise spans across Microsoft Azure, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes, Terraform, and DevOps best practices. I have a proven track record of driving engineering efficiency, reducing operational costs, and aligning technical strategies with business objectives. Notably, I successfully boosted engineering productivity by 35% and achieved over $3M in annual cost savings through automation and infrastructure optimization.
In my current role at XT Global Technologies, I led a hybrid cloud transformation project that migrated 80% of our infrastructure to Azure and AWS, enabling platform agility and significant cost savings. I architected highly available Azure environments and integrated monitoring solutions that reduced mean time to recovery by 40%. My commitment to continuous improvement is evident in my efforts to streamline CI/CD pipelines, which resulted in a 70% reduction in release cycles. I am passionate about fostering cross-functional collaboration and delivering training to upskill engineering teams, ensuring that we stay ahead in a rapidly evolving technological landscape.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Cloud Architect | Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer
XT Global Technologies
Mar 2021 - Present (4 years 3 months)
Led a hybrid cloud transformation project, migrating 80% of infrastructure to Azure and AWS, enabling platform agility and $1.2M annual cost savings. Architected highly available Azure environments, leveraging Azure Virtual Network, Load Balancer, and Azure App Gateway to support critical business applications.
Senior Cloud/DevOps Engineer
Cobuild Lab Technologies
Oct 2016 - Present (8 years 8 months)
Architected multi-region Azure deployments with VNet peering, VPN, and ExpressRoute, improving latency and availability. Built secure and scalable CI/CD workflows in Azure DevOps, reducing deployment time by 60% and improving delivery consistency.
Cloud/DevOps Engineer
Hocs Consulting Technologies
Sep 2010 - Present (14 years 9 months)
Migrated on-premise services to Azure IaaS and PaaS, improving scalability and cutting infrastructure costs by 40%. Developed ARM templates and Terraform scripts for consistent, repeatable Azure deployments across dev and production.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
University of Texas at Dallas
Bachelor's, Computer Science
Grade: 3.7
Studied Computer Science at the University of Texas at Dallas, focusing on foundational concepts and problem-solving. Achieved a GPA of 3.7.
University of Texas at Austin
Master's, Computer Science
Grade: 3.6
Pursued a Master's degree in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Austin. Maintained a GPA of 3.6.
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
Splunk
AWS Glue
Amazon Quicksight
Azure RBAC
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud Platform
Stackdriver
GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
SonarQube
Veracode
Kubernetes
Docker Swarm
Azure Kubernetes Service
Azure Container Service
Jenkins
Travis CI
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
DB
PostgreSQL
MongoDB
AWS CodeDeploy
Gmail
Node.js
.NET
Databricks
Terraform
Azure Resource Manager
Azure DevOps
Jira
Bugzilla
Gradle
JFrog Artifactory
jQuery
JavaScript
HTML5
Java
PowerShell
XML
Kafka
Istio
Grafana
Kibana
Prometheus
Nagios
Azure Monitor
Ubuntu
CentOS
Linux
Windows
New Relic
Datadog
jFrog
Firebase
Azure Security Center
WordPress
Ansible
AWS Lambda
Serverless
Azure Functions
VMware vSphere
NGINX
Apache Tomcat
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
SQL
Google Kubernetes Engine
ServiceNow
Availability
Location
Authorized to work in
Skills
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